European Winter Finance Conference 2007
The second annual European Winter Finance Conference will be held in Andermatt, Switzerland, Feb 5-7. The conference will cover all aspects of finance, with an emphasis on corporate finance.Organising Committee
Programme for 2006 Conference
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Organising committee
The organising commitee is:
Philip Bond (Wharton)
James Dow, programme chair (London Business School)
Alexander Guembel (Said School of Business, Oxford)
Lucy White (Harvard Business School and Lausanne)
Programme for European Winter Finance Conference 2007
Monday 5 February
08.00- 09.15 'Equity and Cash in Intercorporate Asset Sales: Theory and Evidence.' Ulrich Hege. Discussant: Vikas Agarwal
17.30-18.45 'Favoritism or Markets in Capital Allocation.' Mariassunta Giannetti. Discussant: Giovanna Nicodano
18.45-20.00 'Optimal Resolutions of Financial Distress by Contract.' Stefano Rossi. Discussant: Lucy White
Tuesday 6 February
08.00-09.15 'Director Independence as Strategic Behaviour.' Alexander F. Wagner. Discussant: Philip Bond
17.30-18.45 'Investment Behavior of Stock Exchanges and the Rationale for Demutualization- Theory and Empirical Evidence.' Marcel Tyrell. Discussant: Silvia Rossetto
18.45-20.00 'Dynamic Competition, Innovation and Strategic Financing.' Heather Tookes. Discussant: Alexander Guembel
Wednesday 7 February
08.00-09.15 'Asset Liquidity, Boundaries of the Firm and Financial Contracts: Evidence from Aircraft Leases.' Alessandro Gavazza. Discussant: Renee Adams
17.30-18.45 'Risk and Return in Convertible Arbitrage: Evidence from the Convertible Bond Market.' Narayan Naik. Discussant: Jeremy Large
18.45-20.00 'The Welfare Cost of Bank Capital Requirements'. Skander Van den Heuvel. Discussant: Alexandre Ziegler
Want to participate?
As the deadline has passed, it is no longer possible to to apply to participate in February 2007. Information on third annual conference (February 2008) will be posted in Septemebr 2007, on this website.